Download Eboot Loader v0.2

EBOOT loader v0.2  by Fanjita

(based on excellent groundwork by Saotome)

This program builds on the work done by Saotome to load homebrew EBOOT.PBPs
into PSPs with v2.0 firmware, using the TIFF exploit.  It will not work
on any other firmware version - including v2.01.

It currently cannot run all known homebrew, but it uses a number of tricks
to get substantially further than the current beta loader.  Known
limitations are:

- Can't run kernel-mode applications.
- Can't run applications with multiple program-segments in the ELF table.

It's also still very much in development, so the user interface isn't
very nice to look at, and a lot of the output is cryptic.


To use:

- Extract all the files into the root folder (e.g. "F:\") of your memory
  stick.

- Copy an EBOOT.PBP file to the \psp\games\boot\ folder of your memory
  stick.

- Use the PSP's built-in photo viewer to open the "EBOOT loader" folder,
  this will cause the loader to start.

- After a few moments, the loader will either display an error message,
  or give you the option to run the application.



Future plans:
- Build a selection menu to choose from different EBOOTs.
- Improve compatibility
  - allow multiple program segments
- Tidy up the UI and make it more exciting to look at
- Reduce the number of components (TIF, PNG, L.BIN), but this structure is
  easiest to work with at the moment.


This is the list of known incompatible EBOOTs:
  - Blinky's 'Clocks'    : multiple program segments
  - Tetris Portable 0.3  : unknown problems.
  - Flower demo by Moppi : kernel-mode
  - Tail Tale            : kernel-mode
  - Puzzle Sudoku v0.03  : possibly a problem with the file size

This is the list of known compatible EBOOTs:
  - PSPuzzle v0.7
  - Simon v0.7
  - Various sample applications from PSPSDK
  - Nem's Hello World
  - 3D dot ball by Aerol33t

As you can see, I haven't tested a huge number yet, so please let me know
if you test and can confirm compatibility of other EBOOTs.

If you find an EBOOT that doesn't work, then please email me at

  fanjita@fanjita.org
  
  with details of:
  - the name of the EBOOT that failed, and where to get it from
  - the last message that was displayed on the PSP screen
  - your firmware version, and PSP region (US, EU, JP).

NOTE: Kernel-mode support is currently not possible on v2.0 firmware, until
someone finds a way to access the kernel memory space.


Acknowledgements:
  
  This app wouldn't have been possible without the toc2rta TIFF exploit code,
or Saotome's hard working on the first beta EBOOT loader, or the support of
the fantastic folks at the ps2dev.org forums.